Josh Edgin, Tyler Pill, Jon Niese, Andres Torres, Dillon Gee

11-23-11: -  http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.js p?ymd=20111110&content_id=25949502&fext=.j sp&vkey=news_milb&partnerId=rss_nym -   Relief pitcher -- Josh Edgin, St. Lucie (25 games), Savannah (24 games): The power-armed lefty went 1-0 with a 0.87 ERA for the Sand Gnats, finishing 3-1 with a 2.06 mark across two levels. He fanned 76 in 66 innings and earned 27 saves. Edgin's 93-96 mph heater, the strongest of his three-pitch menu, wasn't what impressed his manager most. "No fear, he just went after hitters," Lopez said of the second-year pro. "That's the biggest thing he brings to the table." "He has a chance to move quickly," DePodesta added.

12-7-11: - http://baseballdraftreport.com  - I love the Baseball America comp of Cal State Fullerton RHP Tyler Pill to current Diamondbacks RHP Ian Kennedy. As amateur prospects, their backgrounds align really nicely: fastball reliant (Kennedy ranked in the top twenty of fastball usage, per Fangraphs) command righties capable of throwing at least three other pitches (curve, change, slider for Kennedy as an amateur; curve, change, cutter for Pill) for strikes at any point in the count. Kennedy’s success as a pro skyrocketed once he more or less ditched his ineffectual slider in favor of a much more promising cutter. Pill made that same switch as an amateur, so, if you’re on board with the comp, he’s ahead of the curve there. - Cal State Fullerton JR RHP Tyler Pill: 89-92 FB; very good 77-78 CB; plus command; quality 82 CU; great athlete; holds velocity well, 88-89 late; 6-1, 185 pounds

Niese, 25, would seem to be a Met you’d tab as a keeper at this point, and when teams like the Yankees and Red Sox want in, it should give the front office some pause to ask themselves why? Among all the starters in the current rotation (Johan, Dickey, Pelfrey, Niese, Gee), what pitchers stands out as a potential building block for 2014? Are we seriously going along with this plan of putting all our eggs in one basket with Matt Harvey, Zack Wheeler and Jeurys Famila who each have yet to have any success beyond Double-A and in the case of Wheeler, Single-A? Is this really the master plan? http://www.newyorkmetsreport.com/2011/12/14/niese-rumors-continue-to-swirl

Andres Torres, whom the Mets acquired with reliever Ramon Ramirez last week in a trade that sent Angel Pagan to the Giants, first must get his act together. Last year the center fielder hit only .221 with four homers and 19 RBIs in 348 at-bats, leaving some to wonder if his breakout 2010 season was a fluke.  The Mets plan to give Torres first crack at the leadoff spot vacated with Jose Reyes' departure. Torres' 95 strikeouts and 42 walks last season don't exactly scream "leadoff." http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/mets/torres_might_be_mets_new_leading_MF4oRutakvq1Fufo9pYSgP#ixzz1gax9IfGQ

Seriously, what would be a “realistic” optimistic projection for Dillon Gee? In his first 15 games last year, covering 12 starts, Gee was 8-1 with a 3.32 ERA. That’s a significant part of the season and knowing that he’s capable of doing that, is it really a stretch to consider that he could pull a 2010 Pelfrey season (15 W, 3.66 ERA)? My take is yes – that type of season from Gee just isn’t in play, even knowing that we have our rose-colored glasses on and assuming everything goes right. I’ve said before that Gee’s pitching is what kept the 2011 season from being a disaster, as he came in and gave them a shot in the arm when they needed it the most. I just don’t see him duplicating that stretch ever again in his major league career.